Can You Outpredict Paul the Octopus in the 2014 PF World Cup League?

[micromass]

PF FUTBOL LEAGUE!

The World Cup is starting in one week! Do you think you can predict the outcomes better than Paul the Octopus? Prove it here!

Voting on the winner
You can start voting on the winner and runner-up right now! But... the longer you wait, the less points you will get!

Days are counted in GMT.

Want to try your luck? Just make a post below identifying clearly who you think the winner will be. A mentor will then add your vote to the roster. If you guess the winner correctly, then you will get the amount of post listed. If your winner ends up being the runner-up, then you will get half the points.

It is possible to change your vote at any time, but this nullifies your previous vote completely.

Voting in the individual matches
It is also possible to vote on the outcomes of the matches.

You get one point for the correct outcome. You get two points for the correct score. Penalty Kicks do not count, but extra time does.

So for example, you could say that England - Italy will be 3-2. If England does in fact win with 3-2, then you will get 2 points. If England wins with another score, like 2-1, then you will get 1 point.

Want to try your luck? Just make a post below identifying the correct outcomes and scores of each match. A mentor will add the vote to the roster. Voting is possible until midnight GMT of the game day.

Good luck!

 

[micromass]

Prediction for the winner:

Posted on 4 June (16 points):
[STRIKE]Greg Bernhardt - Spain[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]DH - Brazil[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]BobG - Brazil[/STRIKE]

Posted on 5 June (16 points):
montadhar - Germany +16
[STRIKE]trollcast - Chile[/STRIKE]
Logger - Germany +16

Posted on 6 June (16 points):
[STRIKE]micromass - Brazil[/STRIKE]

Posted on 7 June (14 points):
drizzle - Argentina +7
[STRIKE]lendav_rott - Brazil[/STRIKE]

Posted on 8 June (14 points):

Posted on 9 June (14 points):

Posted on 10 June (14 points):

Posted on 11 June (12 points):

Posted on 12 June (12 points):
[STRIKE]DennisN - Argentina[/STRIKE]

Posted on 13 June (12 points):
[STRIKE]cristo - Brazil[/STRIKE]

Posted on 14 June (12 points):
AlephZero - Argentina +6

Posted on 15 June (12 points):
trollcast - Argentina +6

Posted on 16 June (10 points):

Posted on 17 June (10 points):

Posted on 18 June (10 points):

Posted on 19 June (10 points):
PhysicsGente - Germany +5

Posted on 20 June (10 points):
Matterwave - Argentina +5

Posted on 21 June (10 points):

Posted on 22 June (10 points):
DennisN - Germany +10

Posted on 23 June (8 points):

Posted on 24 June (8 points):

Posted on 25 June (8 points):

Posted on 26 June (8 points):

Posted on 27 June (8 points):

Posted on 28 June (6 points):

Posted on 29 June (6 points):

Posted on 30 June (6 points):

Posted on 1 July (6 points):

Posted on 2 July (6 points):

Posted on 3 July (6 points):

Posted on 4 July (4 points):

Posted on 5 July (4 points):

Posted on 6 July (4 points):

Posted on 7 July (4 points):

Posted on 8 July (2 points):
micromass - Germany +2

Posted on 9 July (2 points):

Posted on 10 July (2 points):
cristo - Argentina +1
Borek - Argentina +1
Borg - Germany +2
DH - Argentina +1
fluidistic - Germany +2

 

[micromass]

First round:

Brazil - Croatia (12 June): 3 - 1
DH: 2 - 0 +1
trollcast: 3 - 1 +2
micromass: 2 - 0 +1
montadhar: 2 - 0 +1
Borek: 0 - 1
DennisN: 3 - 1 +2

Mexico - Cameroon (13 June): 1 - 0
DH: 1 - 1
trollcast: 2 - 1 +1
micromass: 1 - 1
montadhar: 1 - 0 +2
cristo: 2 - 1 +1

Spain - Netherlands (13 June): 1 - 5
DH: 1 - 0
trollcast: 2 - 1
micromass: 1 - 2 +1
montadhar: 1 - 0
cristo: 3 - 1

Chile - Australia (13 June): 3 - 1
DH: 2 - 0 +1
trollcast: 2 - 0 +1
micromass: 3 - 0 +1
montadhar: 2 - 0 +1
cristo: 4 - 0 +1

Colombia - Greece (14 June): 3 - 0
DH: 1 - 0 +1
trollcast: 2 - 0 +1
micromass: 1 - 2
montadhar: 2 - 1 +1
cristo: 3 - 1 +1
DennisN: 2 - 0 +1

Uruguay - Costa Rica (14 June): 1 - 3
DH: 2 - 0
trollcast: 3 - 0
micromass: 1 - 1
montadhar: 3 - 0
cristo: 2 - 0
DennisN: 4 - 0

England - Italy (14 June): 1 - 3
DH: 1 - 1
trollcast: 1 - 0
micromass: 1 - 3 +1
montadhar: 2 - 0
cristo: 2 - 1
DennisN: 0 - 2 +1

Côte D'Ivoire - Japan (14 June): 2 - 1
DH: 1 - 1
trollcast: 1 - 2
micromass: 2 - 2
montadhar: 2 - 1 +2
cristo: 3 - 0 +1
DennisN: 2 - 0 +1

Switzerland - Ecuador (15 June): 2 - 1
DH: 1 - 2
micromass: 0 - 0
DennisN: 2 - 0 +1
trollcast: 1 - 2
montadhar: 1 - 0 +1
cristo: 1 - 3

France - Honduras (15 June): 3 - 0
DH: 3 - 0 +2
micromass: 3 - 0 +2
DennisN: 3 - 0 +2
trollcast: 2 - 0 +1
montadhar: 3 - 0 +2
cristo: 2 - 0 +1

Argentina - Bosnia and Herzegovina (15 June): 2 - 1
DH: 3 - 0 +1
micromass: 3 - 1 +1
DennisN: 3 - 0 +1
trollcast: 4 - 0 +1
montadhar: 3 - 1 +1
cristo: 2 - 1 +2

Germany - Portugal (16 June): 4 - 0
micromass: 1 - 0 +1
DennisN: 3 - 1 +1
trollcast: 2 - 1 +1
DH: 1 - 1
cristo: 1 - 1
montadhar: 3 - 1 +1
Greg Bernhardt: 2 - 2

Iran - Nigeria (16 June): 0 - 0
micromass: 0 - 1
DennisN: 0 - 2
trollcast: 0 - 2
DH: 0 - 1
cristo: 0 - 3
montadhar: 0 - 2

Ghana - USA (16 June): 1 - 2
micromass: 2 - 2
DennisN: 0 - 2 +1
trollcast: 2 - 1
DH: 0 - 1 +1
cristo: 3 - 1
montadhar: 0 - 1 +1

Belgium - Algeria (17 June): 2 - 1
micromass: 2 - 0 +1
DH: 2 - 0 +1
DennisN: 2 - 1 +2
trollcast: 2 - 0 +1
Logger: 2 - 0 +1
cristo: 3 - 0 +1
montadhar: 3 - 1 +1

Brazil - Mexico (17 June): 0 - 0
micromass: 4 - 1
DH: 3 - 1
DennisN: 3 - 1
trollcast: 3 - 1
Logger: 3 - 1
cristo: 2 - 1
montadhar: 3 - 1

Russia - Korea Republic (17 June): 1 - 1
micromass: 0 - 1
DH: 1 - 0
DennisN: 3 - 0
trollcast: 2 - 0
Logger: 3 - 0
cristo: 1 - 1 +2
montadhar: 2 - 1

Australia - Netherlands (18 June): 2 - 3
DH: 0 - 3 +1
Logger: 0 - 4 +1
micromass: 0 - 4 +1
trollcast: 0 - 4 +1
DennisN: 0 - 3 +1
cristo: 0 - 3 +1
montadhar: 1 - 2 +1
PhysicsGente: 0 - 5 +1

Spain - Chile (18 June): 0 - 2
DH: 1 - 1
Logger: 2 - 0
micromass: 1 - 2 +1
trollcast: 1 - 2 +1
DennisN: 2 - 1
cristo: 1 - 1
montadhar: 3 - 1
PhysicsGente: 0 - 2 +2

Camaroon - Croatia (18 June): 0 - 4
DH: 0 - 2 +1
Logger: 0 - 2 +1
micromass: 1 - 1
trollcast: 1 - 2 +1
DennisN: 1 - 2 +1
cristo: 1 - 3 +1
montadhar: 1 - 2 +1
PhysicsGente: 0 - 3 +1

Colombia - Côte D'Ivoire (19 June): 2 - 1
micromass: 2 - 0 +1
DennisN: 2 - 1 +2
DH: 1 - 0 +1
trollcast: 2 - 1 +2
Logger: 1 - 1
PhysicsGente: 3 - 1 +1
cristo: 2 - 1 +2
Matterwave: 3 - 0 +1
montadhar: 3 - 1 +1

Uruguay - England (19 June): 2 - 1
micromass: 3 - 1 +1
DennisN: 2 - 1 +2
DH: 0 - 1
trollcast: 1 - 2
Logger: 1 - 2
PhysicsGente: 0 - 2
cristo : 0 - 5
Matterwave: 1 - 1
montadhar: 1 - 2

Japan - Greece (19 June): 0 - 0
micromass: 1 - 0
DennisN: 1 - 2
DH: 1 - 0
trollcast: 2 - 0
Logger: 1 - 0
PhysicsGente: 2 - 1
cristo: 3 - 0
Matterwave: 1 - 0
montadhar: 2 - 1

Italy - Costa Rica (20 June): 0 - 1
micromass: 3 - 1
DH: 2 - 1
trollcast: 3 - 1
Logger: 2 - 0
DennisN: 2 - 1
montadhar: 2 - 1
Matterwave: 2 - 0
cristo: 3 - 1

Switzerland - France (20 June): 2 - 5
micromass: 0 - 2 +1
DH: 0 - 2 +1
trollcast: 1 - 2 +1
Logger: 1 - 2 +1
DennisN: 1 - 2 +1
montadhar: 1 - 2 +1
Matterwave: 1 - 3 +1
cristo: 1 - 3 +1

Honduras - Ecuador (20 June): 1 - 2
micromass: 0 - 1 +1
DH: 0 - 1 +1
trollcast: 0 - 1 +1
Logger: 1 - 1
DennisN: 1 - 2 +2
montadhar: 0 - 2 +1
Matterwave: 0 - 0
cristo: 0 - 4 +1

Argentina - Iran (21 June): 1 - 0
Logger: 2 - 0 +1
micromass: 3 - 0 +1
DennisN: 3 - 0 +1
DH: 3 - 0 +1
trollcast: 3 - 0 +1
cristo: 4 - 0 +1
Matterwave: 4 - 0 +1
montadhar: 3 - 1 +1

Germany - Ghana (21 June): 2 - 2
Logger: 3 - 0
micromass: 3 - 0
DennisN: 4 - 0
DH: 2 - 1
trollcast: 3 - 1
cristo: 2 - 1
Matterwave: 2 - 0
montadhar: 5 - 0

Nigeria - Bosnia and Herzegovina (21 June): 1 - 0
Logger: 0 - 2
micromass: 1 - 0 +2
DennisN: 1 - 2
DH: 1 - 2
trollcast: 1 - 1
cristo: 2 - 3
Matterwave: 1 - 1
montadhar: 1 - 2

Belgium - Russia (22 June): 1 - 0
Logger: 1 - 0 +2
micromass: 2 - 0 +1
DennisN: 2 - 0 +1
Matterwave: 1 - 2
trollcast: 2 - 1 +1
DH: 2 - 0 +1
montadhar: 2 - 1 +1
cristo: 3 - 0 +1

Korea Republic - Algeria (22 June): 2 - 4
Logger: 1 - 0
micromass: 1 - 0
DennisN: 1 - 2 +1
Matterwave: 2 - 1
trollcast: 2 - 1
DH: 2 - 0
montadhar: 2 - 1
cristo: 1 - 0

USA - Portugal (22 June): 2 - 2
Logger: 1 - 2
micromass: 2 - 1
DennisN: 2 - 1
Matterwave: 0 - 0 +1
trollcast: 2 - 1
DH: 1 - 0
montadhar: 1 - 2
cristo: 1 - 2

Netherlands - Chile (23 June): 2 - 0
micromass: 1 - 2
Matterwave: 3 - 1 +1
trollcast: 2 - 3
DennisN: 0 - 1
montadhar: 4 - 2 +1
DH: 1 - 2

Australia - Spain (23 June): 0 - 3
micromass: 0 - 2 +1
Matterwave: 0 - 1 +1
trollcast: 1 - 2 +1
DennisN: 0 - 2 +1
montadhar: 2 - 1
DH: 0 - 2 +1

Cameroon - Brazil (23 June): 1 - 4
micromass: 1 - 3 +1
Matterwave: 0 - 2 +1
trollcast: 1 - 3 +1
DennisN: 0 - 3 +1
montadhar: 0 - 3 +1
DH: 0 - 3 +1

Croatia - Mexico (23 June): 1 - 3
micromass: 0 - 2 +1
Matterwave: 1 - 2 +1
trollcast: 1 - 2 +1
DennisN: 1 - 2 +1
montadhar: 0 - 0
DH: 0 - 1 +1

Italy - Uruguay (24 June): 0 - 1
micromass: 3 - 2
Matterwave: 0 - 2 +1
trollcast: 2 - 1
DennisN: 1 - 2 +1
DH: 1 - 2 +1
montadhar: 1 - 2 +1
cristo: 0 - 1 +2

Costa Rica - England (24 June): 0 - 0
micromass: 2 - 0
Matterwave: 0 - 1
trollcast: 2 - 1
DennisN: 0 - 2
DH: 2 - 0
montadhar: 3 - 1
cristo: 1 - 3

Japan - Colombia (24 June): 1 - 4
micromass: 0 - 1 +1
Matterwave: 1 - 1
trollcast: 0 - 1 +1
DennisN: 0 - 2 +1
DH: 0 - 1 +1
montadhar: 1 - 2 +1
cristo: 2 - 0

Greece - Côte D'Ivoire (24 June): 2 - 1
micromass: 1 - 2
Matterwave: 2 - 1 +2
trollcast: 1 - 2
DennisN: 0 - 2
DH: 1 - 2
montadhar: 1 - 2
cristo: 0 - 2

Nigeria - Argentina (25 June): 2 - 3
cristo: 1 - 2 +1
DH: 1 - 2 +1
Matterwave: 1 - 4 +1
micromass: 1 - 3 +1
trollcast: 1 - 3 +1
DennisN: 1 - 2 +1
Logger: 0 - 2 +1
montadhar: 1 - 2 +1

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Iran (25 June): 3 - 1
cristo: 0 - 1
DH: 0 - 1
Matterwave: 2 - 1 +1
micromass: 1 - 1
trollcast: 1 - 1
DennisN: 2 - 1 +1
Logger: 1 - 1
montadhar: 0 - 3

Honduras - Switzerland (25 June): 0 - 3
cristo: 0 - 3 +2
DH: 0 - 1 +1
Matterwave: 0 - 2 +1
micromass: 1 - 0
trollcast: 2 - 1
DennisN: 0 - 2 +1
Logger: 1 - 1
montadhar: 1 - 2 +1

Ecuador - France (25 June): 0 - 0
cristo: 1 - 4
DH: 0 - 1
Matterwave: 0 - 3
micromass: 0 - 4
trollcast: 1 - 3
DennisN: 1 - 3
Logger: 1 - 2
montadhar: 1 - 2

Portugal - Ghana (26 June): 2 - 1
cristo: 2 - 1 +2
micromass: 0 - 1
DH: 1 - 2
DennisN: 1 - 2
trollcast: 1 - 2
Matterwave: 3 - 2 +1
montadhar: 2 - 3

USA - Germany (26 June): 0 - 1
cristo: 1 - 3 +1
micromass: 1 - 3 +1
DH: 1 - 1
DennisN: 1 - 2 +1
trollcast: 1 - 3 +1
Matterwave: 3 - 1
montadhar: 1 - 4 +1

Korea Republic - Belgium (26 June): 0 - 1
cristo: 0 - 2 +1
micromass: 0 - 3 +1
DH: 0 - 2 +1
DennisN: 0 - 2 +1
trollcast: 0 - 2 +1
Matterwave: 0 - 3 +1
montadhar: 1 - 2 +1

Algeria - Russia (26 June): 1 - 1
cristo: 1 - 0
micromass: 1 - 0
DH: 0 - 1
DennisN: 2 - 1
trollcast: 2 - 1
Matterwave: 1 - 1 +2
montadhar: 2 - 1

 

[micromass]

Round Of 16:

Brazil - Chile (28 June): 1 - 1 (Brazil advances)
cristo: 4 - 1 +1
DH: 2 - 1 +1
micromass: 3 - 1 +1
Matterwave: 4 - 3 +1
trollcast: 3 - 2 +1
montadhar: 1 - 2
Borek: 1 - 0 +1

Colombia - Uruguay (28 June): 2 - 0
cristo: 1 - 0 +2
DH: 1 - 0 +2
micromass: 1 - 1 (Uruguay advances)
Matterwave: 2 - 0 +3
trollcast: 1 - 1 (Uruguay advances)
montadhar: 2 - 0 +3
Borek: 1 - 0 +2

Netherlands - Mexico (29 June): 2 - 1
cristo: 2 - 0 +2
DH: 1 - 0 +2
micromass: 2 - 1 +3
Matterwave: 1 - 1 (Netherlands advances) +1
trollcast: 2 - 1 +3
DennisN: 2 - 2 (Netherlands advances) +1
Borek: 0 - 1
montadhar: 3 - 1 +2

Costa Rica - Greece (29 June): 1 - 1 (Costa Rica advances)
cristo: 1 - 0 +1
DH: 2 - 0 +1
micromass: 2 - 0 +1
Matterwave: 1 - 1 (Greece advances) +2
trollcast: 3 - 1 +1
DennisN: 2 - 1 +1
Borek: 1 - 0 +1
montadhar: 2 - 0 +1

France - Nigeria (30 June): 2 - 0
cristo: 3 - 1 +2
Matterwave: 2 - 1 +2
Borek: 1 - 0 +2
DennisN: 2 - 1 +2
DH: 2 - 0 +3
micromass: 1 - 0 +2
trollcast: 2 - 1 +2
montadhar: 3 - 1 +2

Germany - Algeria (30 June): 2 - 1
cristo: 2 - 0 +2
Matterwave: 4 - 1 +2
Borek: 0 - 1
DennisN: 3 - 0 +2
DH: 2 - 0 +2
micromass: 2 - 0 +2
trollcast: 3 - 1 +2
montadhar: 4 - 1 +2

Argentina - Switzerland (1 July): 1 - 0
cristo: 3 - 0 +2
Matterwave: 2 - 1 +2
Borek: 1 - 0 +3
DennisN: 2 - 1 +2
micromass: 3 - 0 +2
trollcast: 3 - 1 +2
DH: 2 - 1 +2
Logger: 2 - 0 +2
montadhar: 3 - 1 +2

Belgium - USA (1 July): 2 - 1
cristo: 2 - 1 +3
Matterwave: 2 - 2 (USA advances)
Borek: 1 - 0 +2
DennisN: 1 - 1 (USA advances)
micromass: 1 - 0 +2
trollcast: 2 - 1 +3
DH: 1 - 1 (USA advances)
Logger: 2 - 1 +3
montadhar: 2 - 1 +3

Quarter-finals

Brazil - Colombia (4 July): 2 - 1
Borek: 1 - 0 +2
Logger: 1 - 1 (Colombia advances)
DH: 2 - 1 +3
Matterwave: 2 - 2 (Brazil advances) +1
cristo: 1 - 2
Borg: 0 - 2
trollcast: 2 - 1 +3
micromass: 0 - 1
DennisN: 1 - 2
montadhar: 2 - 1 +3

France - Germany (4 July): 0 - 1
Borek: 1 - 0
Logger: 0 - 1 +3
DH: 1 - 1 (France advances)
Matterwave: 1 - 2 +2
cristo: 2 - 1
Borg: 1 - 1 (Germany advances) +1
trollcast: 2 - 1
micromass: 0 - 2 +2
DennisN: 1 - 2 +2
montadhar: 1 - 2 +2

Netherlands - Costa Rica (5 July): 0 - 0 (Netherlands advances)
Borek: 0 - 1
Logger: 2 - 1 +1
DH: 3 - 0 +1
Matterwave: 2 - 0 +1
cristo: 2 - 0 +1
Borg: 2 - 1 +1
trollcast: 3 - 1 +1
micromass: 3 - 1 +1
DennisN: 3 - 0 +1
montadhar: 2 - 0 +1

Argentina - Belgium (5 July): 1 - 0
Borek: 1 - 0 +3
DH: 2 - 0 +2
Matterwave: 1 - 0 +3
cristo: 2 - 0 +2
Borg: 1 - 1 (Argentina advances) +1
trollcast: 3 - 2 +2
micromass: 1 - 2
DennisN: 2 - 1 +2
Logger: 1 - 1 (Belgium advances)
montadhar: 2 - 1 +2

Semi-finals:

Brazil - Germany (8 July): 1 - 7
Borek: 1 - 0
Matterwave: 2 - 4 +2
Logger: 1 - 1 (Germany advances) +1
DH: 0 - 0 (Brazil advances)
Borg: 0 - 1 +2
trollcast: 0 - 1 +2
micromass: 0 - 2 +2
cristo: 1 - 0
DennisN: 1 - 2 +2
montadhar: 2 - 1

Netherlands - Argentina (9 July): 0 - 0 (Argentina advances)
Borek: 0 - 1 +1
Matterwave: 0 - 1 +1
Logger: 1 - 1 (Netherlands advances) +1
DH: 1 - 2 +1
Borg: 1 - 0
trollcast: 0 - 1 +1
micromass: 2 - 0
cristo: 2 - 1
DennisN: 2 - 1

Finals:

Brazil - Netherlands (12 July): 0 - 3
Borek: 1 - 0
Logger: 0 - 1 +2
Borg: 0 - 2 +2
DH: 1 - 0
trollcast: 1 - 3 +2
Matterwave: 1 - 0
micromass: 0 - 5 +2
DennisN: 1 - 3 +2
montadhar: 3 - 0
cristo: 1 - 2 +2

Germany - Argentina (13 July): 1 - 0
Borek: 0 - 1
Logger: 2 - 0 +2
Borg: 1 - 0 +3
DH: 0 - 1
Matterwave: 2 - 3
fluidistic: 2 - 1 +2
trollcast: 1 - 2
micromass: 2 - 0 +2
DennisN: 2 - 0 +2
cristo: 1 - 0 +3

 

[micromass]

Leaderboard:

montadhar: 68 points

DennisN: 64 points

trollcast: 56 points

cristo: 51 points

micromass: 50 points

Matterwave: 46 points

DH: 44 points

Logger: 39 points

Borek: 18 points

Borg: 12 point

PhysicsGente: 10 points

drizzle: 7 points

AlephZero: 6 points

fluidistic: 4 points

Greg Bernhardt: 0 points
BobG: 0 points
Lendav_rott: 0 points

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Brazil vs Spain 2-3

I'll be doing the individual matches before they start.

 

[micromass]

Brazil vs Spain 2-3

I'll be doing the individual matches before they start.

But... but there is no Brazil vs Spain

 

[lendav_rott]

That's how you spell football in Russian (futbol) - is this a coincidence?:O

 

[D H]

But... but there is no Brazil vs Spain

That's Greg's prediction for the final game.

 

[D H]

My prediction: The two semifinal games will be more interesting than will the final.

Semifinals:
Brazil 2, Germany 1
Spain 1, Argentina 2

Final:
Brazil 3, Argentina 1

Brazil wins the World Cup.

 

[Logger]

I think Belguim will make the semi's...Superb team...Could even win.
Netherlands are good bet for semis
Germany for semi
Spain for semis

Think England and Brazil and Argentina will go out in the quarter finals.Italy won't make it out of group (England and Uraguay will, with England winning group).

Anything can happenand depends greatly who tops each group.Some of the bigger nations could be paired in last 16.

 

[BobG]

Brazil - Argentina 4:3

I agree the Italy, Uruguay, England group is the REAL group of death, but I see England being the team left behind, while USA escapes the "second toughest" group, simply because even Christian Ronaldo doesn't make Portugal a contender (nor the USA group nearly as tough as the England group).

 

[Logger]

My prediction:
Group A: Brazil and Mexico
Group B: Spain and Netherlands
Group C: Colombia and Ivory Coast
Group D: England and Uruguay
Group E: France and Ecuador
Group F: Argentina and Bosnia
Group G: Germany and Portugal
Group H: Belgium and Russia

 

[D H]

I agree the Italy, Uruguay, England group is the REAL group of death, but I see England being the team left behind, while USA escapes the "second toughest" group, simply because even Christian Ronaldo doesn't make Portugal a contender (nor the USA group nearly as tough as the England group).

It's hard to say which of groups B, D, and G is the "real" group of death. In a sense, all three are. Three of the top 16 rated teams are going to go home after group play. Groups C and E are also competitive. I would not be at all surprised to see Ecuador advance at the expense of France. That might well mean that all six South American teams advance out of group play. Groups F and H? There's a problem with how FIFA forms the groups.

My upsets for the group play: In group B, Chile at the expense of Netherlands; in group E, Ecuador will advance at the expense of France; and in group G, USA at the expense of Portugal. If the US does manage to make it out of the group play, they have a good chance of advancing to the round of 8 (where they will be trounced by Argentina).

Whichever of USA or Portugal takes second in group G, they get to play the winner of group H. That is the best spot to be in for taking second in group play. OTOH, the team that takes first in group G has a non-competitive win over the second place team from group H. That's not good. The competition should build rather than subside before building even more.

There's a problem with how FIFA forms the groups.

 

[Intrastellar]

Germany wins.
Does that mean that I am guaranteed one extra point for each match Germany wins from round of 16 to finals ?
So if Germany actually wins, do I actually get 20 points + group wins ?

Edit: Also, can you please post the group members somewhere in the thread ?

 

[micromass]

Germany wins.
Does that mean that I am guaranteed one extra point for each match Germany wins from round of 16 to finals ?
So if Germany actually wins, do I actually get 20 points + group wins ?

You need to list the individual matches separately and also give the end score. Right now, I have only registered you consider Germany to be the overall winner. But yes, if you say on the individual matches that germanny wins each time, then you get all these points.

 

[micromass]

Edit: Also, can you please post the group members somewhere in the thread ?

Group A:
Brazil 7
Mexico 7
Croatia 3
Cameroon 0

Group B:
Netherlands 9
Chile 6
Spain 3
Australia 0

Group C:
Colombia 9
Greece 4
Côte D'Ivoire 3
Japan 1

Group D:
Costa Rica 7
Uruguay 6
Italy 3
England 1

Group E:
France 7
Switzerland 6
Ecuador 4
Honduras 0

Group F:
Argentina 9
Nigeria 4
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3
Iran 1

Group G:
Germany 7
USA 4
Portugal 4
Ghana 1

Group H:
Belgium 9
Algeria 4
Russia 2
Korea Republic 1

Round of 16
Match 1: Brazil vs Chile 1 - 1 (Brazil advances)
Match 2: Colombia vs Uruguay 2 - 0
Match 3: Netherlands vs Mexico 2 - 1
Match 4: Costa Rica vs Greece 1 - 1 (Costa Rica advances)
Match 5: France vs Nigeria 2 - 0
Match 6: Germany vs Algeria 2 - 1
Match 7: Argentina vs Switzerland 1 - 0
Match 8: Belgium vs USA 2 - 1

Quarter-Finals:
QF1: Brazil vs Colombia 2 - 1
QF2: France vs Germany 0 - 1
QF3: Netherlands vs Costa Rica
QF4: Argentina vs Belgium 1 - 0

Semi-Finals:
SF1: Brazil vs Germany 1 - 7
SF2: Netherlands vs Argentina 0 - 0 (Argentina advances)

Finals:
Brazil vs Netherlands 0 - 3
Germany vs Argentina 1 - 0

 

[Intrastellar]

You need to list the individual matches separately and also give the end score. Right now, I have only registered you consider Germany to be the overall winner. But yes, if you say on the individual matches that germanny wins each time, then you get all these points.

So predicting Germany for the world cup does not automatically mean a prediction for it to win everything post groups ?

Ok, I will do that

Thanks It is more convenient to have all the information in this thread.

 

[D H]

Match fixing leading to the 2010 World Cup:

A soccer referee named Ibrahim Chaibou walked into a bank in a small South African city carrying a bag filled with as much as $100,000 in $100 bills, according to another referee traveling with him. The deposit was so large that a bank employee gave Mr. Chaibou a gift of commemorative coins bearing the likeness of Nelson Mandela.
...
As players from South Africa and Guatemala gathered for their national anthems, Mr. Chaibou stood between the teams at midfield. He was flanked by two assistant referees who had also been selected by Football 4U International, the Singapore-based company that was the front for the match-rigging syndicate.

They were present because of a shrewd maneuver the fixers had begun weeks earlier to penetrate the highest levels of the South African soccer federation.​

For more, see http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/01/sports/soccer/fixed-matches-cast-shadow-over-world-cup.html?_r=0FIFA recognizes that this is an ever-present risk, and hence may be a risk in the 2014 World CUp.

 

[micromass]

So predicting Germany for the world cup does not automatically mean a prediction for it to win everything post groups ?

It would make our administration a lot easier if you give the individual matches too. Also, you need to give the scores. And a win for Germany doesn't automatically say which score they have!

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

FIFA recognizes that this is an ever-present risk, and hence may be a risk in the 2014 World CUp.

FIFA itself is one of the most corrupt organizations on the planet.

 

[D H]

FIFA itself is one of the most corrupt organizations on the planet.

Those bribes at the top level of FIFA are for the good of the game! Those FIFA executives know how to responsibly handle being corrupt. The corruption within FIFA is not supposed to propagate downwards.


Now I have to go see a cosmetic surgeon to have my tongue removed from my cheek.

 

[trollcast]

Chile for overall winner.

 

[BobG]

In Group G, I'm picking Germany and Ghana to advance, with USA and Portugal finishing 3rd and 4th, respectively.

It's a lock, given this disturbing development. But it explains so much: Christiano Ronaldo's physical ailments, Klinsman cutting Landon Donovan...

... but even a curse will be futile against Germany. May as well accept 2nd place and focus on beating Belgium in the round of 16.

Christiano Ronaldo being tortured by the witch doctor

 

[D H]

It's a lock, given this disturbing development. But it explains so much: Christiano Ronaldo's physical ailments,

What did the witch doctor do with the four dogs? I don't think I want to know.

Klinsman cutting Landon Donovan...

The witch doctor didn't claim responsibility for that. That's a culture clash between Donovan and Klinsmann. Taking time off to find yourself is a Californian idea. The idea of finding oneself makes absolutely no sense to a pragmatic German.

"The US can't win World Cup 2014", says Klinsmann. Hey! We can always hope! The New York Mets did it in 1969, the Villanova Wildcats in 1985, and in the World Cup, France won in 1998 and Italy in 2006. What's this "we can't win the World Cup" nonsense? Lower ranked teams have done it. France wasn't even in the top 16 in 1998.

 

[Logger]

A Brazil
Mexico

B Spain
Holland

C Colombia
Ivory Coast

D England
Uraguay

E France
Ecuador

F Argentina
Bosnia

G Germany
Portugal

H Belguim
Russia

Brazil v Holland Holland win
Colombia v Uruguay Uruguay win
Spain v Mexico Spain win
England v Ivory Coast England win
France v Bosnia France win
Germany v Russia Germany win
Argentina v Ecudor Argentina win
Belguim v Portugal Belguim win

Quarter Finals

Holland v Uruguay Holland win
Spain v England Spain win
France v Germany Germany win
Argentina v Belguim Belguim (All European semi final)

Holland v Spain Spain
Germany v Belguim Germany

FINAL

Spain v Germany Germany win

 

[AlephZero]

I guess this local farmer is a Uruguay supporter

This was first cut into the limestone 8 years ago, but it's just been cleaned, and the flag is a new enhancement.

 

[D H]

So far six of us have made a prediction for the winner of the tournament. Points start going down for this prediction at midnight GMT. Get your predictions in now to avoid the reduction in points.

Micromass: Rules clarification: Suppose Brazil loses its first two matches in group play. That's not going to happen; this is a purely hypothetical question. On June 18th can I change my vote for the winner to some other team? I won't get the full 16 points, but since Brazil can't advance, I might as well switch if I can. Hypothetically speaking, of course.

To help micromass with the scoring (thanks, micromass, thanks!) it will help to keep the match predictions short and sweet. My next post displays a suggested format for match predictions. Micromass, if you have any suggested changes, now is a good time to put them in. I kept score for part of PF Futbol League 2010 and having easy to read posts made it much easier.

 

[D H]

Predictions for June 12:
Brazil v Croatia: 3-1

Predictions for June 13:
Mexico v Cameroon: 2-1
Spain v Netherlands: 2-1
Chile v Australia: 3-0

Predictions for June 14:
Columbia v Greece: 1-1
Uruguay v Costa Rica: 1-1
England v Italy: 1-1
Cote D'Ivoire v Japan: 2-0

 

[micromass]

So far six of us have made a prediction for the winner of the tournament. Points start going down for this prediction at midnight GMT. Get your predictions in now to avoid the reduction in points.

Micromass: Rules clarification: Suppose Brazil loses its first two matches in group play. That's not going to happen; this is a purely hypothetical question. On June 18th can I change my vote for the winner to some other team? I won't get the full 16 points, but since Brazil can't advance, I might as well switch if I can. Hypothetically speaking, of course.

Yes, you can switch any day you like. But you will only get the points on the day you switch. Also, if you switch and somehow Brazil goes through anyway (let's say they didn't lose two matches, but you switched anyway), then your vote for Brazil is completely nullified.

To help micromass with the scoring (thanks, micromass, thanks!) it will help to keep the match predictions short and sweet. My next post displays a suggested format for match predictions.

Thank you, that will help.

Micromass, if you have any suggested changes, now is a good time to put them in. I kept score for part of PF Futbol League 2010 and having easy to read posts made it much easier.

Any suggestions for rules are always welcome. But I think everything is covered.

Also, I'm going to cast my vote for Brazil real quickly too

 

[D H]

Note that you can predict multiple days in advance. This can be handy if you are going out of town for a weekend or going on holiday.

Note the order. It appears to be winner v loser. It is the order listed by FIFA. If for some odd reason I thought the Socceroos would win, the line for Chile v Australia would have looked like

Chile v Australia: 0-1Micromass: The preceding post was for demonstration purposes only. I will have updates for all of those predictions.

 

[micromass]

Micromass: The preceding post was for demonstration purposes only. I will have updates for all of those predictions.

Oops.

 

[D H]

Finally, if I had said Australia v Chile: 1-0 and the Socceroos did indeed win 1-0, that should count (right, micro?)

You don't have to use the FIFA order. This is a suggestion, not a mandate.

The reason for using the FIFA order is that that make it easier for micromass to keep score. The fewer PMs to micromass complaining about awarding points, the better.

 

[D H]

Oops.

No problem. This is a test for you as well. Things will be hectic during group play.

 

[micromass]

Finally, if I had said Australia v Chile: 1-0 and the Socceroos did indeed win 1-0, that should count (right, micro?)

It counts, but I prefer people use the FIFA order.